From Giller Prize winner, internationally acclaimed, and bestselling author Vincent Lam comes a superbly crafted, highly suspenseful, and deeply affecting novel set against the turmoil of the Vietnam War. Percival Chen is the headmaster of the most respected English school in Saigon. He is also a "bon vivant," a compulsive gambler and an incorrigible womanizer. He is well accustomed to bribing a forever-changing list of government officials in order to maintain the elite status of the Chen Academy. He is fiercely proud of ...
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From Giller Prize winner, internationally acclaimed, and bestselling author Vincent Lam comes a superbly crafted, highly suspenseful, and deeply affecting novel set against the turmoil of the Vietnam War. Percival Chen is the headmaster of the most respected English school in Saigon. He is also a "bon vivant," a compulsive gambler and an incorrigible womanizer. He is well accustomed to bribing a forever-changing list of government officials in order to maintain the elite status of the Chen Academy. He is fiercely proud of his Chinese heritage, and quick to spot the business opportunities rife in a divided country. He devotedly ignores all news of the fighting that swirls around him, choosing instead to read the faces of his opponents at high-stakes mahjong tables. But when his only son gets in trouble with the Vietnamese authorities, Percival faces the limits of his connections and wealth and is forced to send him away. In the loneliness that follows, Percival finds solace in Jacqueline, a beautiful woman of mixed French and Vietnamese heritage, and Laing Jai, a son born to them on the eve of the Tet offensive. Percival's new-found happiness is precarious, and as the complexities of war encroach further and further into his world, he must confront the tragedy of all he has refused to see. Blessed with intriguingly flawed characters moving through a richly drawn historical and physical landscape, The Headmaster's Wager" "is a riveting story of love, betrayal and sacrifice. "
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Near Fine in Good dust jacket. 0385661452. A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY-customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery. Inscribed by author to previous owner on title page. Bruising and rubbing to corners of d/j.; 9.3 X 6.4 X 1.6 inches; 400 pages; Signed by Author.
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Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" Signed by Author (CAD) 1st printing. SIGNED BY AUTHOR, to the title page, no other markings, Fine in unclipped Fine dust jacket. Boards, 393pp. This novel was a finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction in 2012. The story centers on the Chinese headmaster of a respected English school in Saigon, told from a perspective that is unfamiliar to most North Americans. (1.9 JM HOJ 304/2.
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Fine in Near Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" Signed by Author (CAD) 1st printing. SIGNED BY AUTHOR, in red to the title page, no other markings, Fine in unclipped Near Fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing to head and foot of spine. Boards, 393pp. This novel was a finalist for the Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction in 2012. The story centers on the Chinese headmaster of a respected English school in Saigon, told from a perspective that is unfamiliar to most North Americans. (1.9 JM LVR 202/b4.
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Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 0385661452. A Good Read ships from Toronto and Niagara Falls, NY-customers outside of North America please allow two to three weeks for delivery. Minor rubbing to upper tips. Flat-signed by author on title page.; 9.30 X 6.40 X 1.60 inches; 400 pages; Signed by Author.